Saturday, May 13, 10am ET
OSLA Workshop: The Changing Face of Your Classrooms
Date & Time:
Saturday, May 13th, 2023 from 10 AM – 12 PM ET
In this virtual engagement, participants will share through their own lens and experiences the ways in which the Ontario classroom is changing. Events that impact the changing face of the classroom, such as refugee crisis, immigrant, rural migration, and the covid pandemic, will be examined. The session will also discuss the need for increased cultural competence from all stakeholders and more inclusive and responsive classroom practices and pedagogy from educators, as well as investigate the intentional and actionable steps that must be taken to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging and safety in schools.
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About the Speaker:
Dr. Andrew B. Campbell (DR.ABC) is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Leadership for Racial Justice in Education in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) at the University of Toronto – Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). His scholarship and teaching focus on anti-racist pedagogy and diversity in educational leadership. DR.ABC is well known to the OISE community for his leadership on advancing anti-discrimination work in teacher education, and recently received OISE’s 2022 award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education. He teaches courses in anti- discrimination education, leadership and diversity, educational change, urban education, and Black educators. Dr. ABC previously taught at Queens University, the University of the West Indies, Niagara University, Seneca College, and Durham College, in addition to past experience as a classroom teacher and administrator in Jamaica and the Bahamas. He has presented at numerous conferences and has delivered many presentations as a Keynote speaker, motivational speaker and workshop facilitator. He loves people, food, fashion, travelling and bringing his community together for a good meal.
